Genuine DNA/polyethylenimine (PEI) complexes improve transfection properties and cell survival

Journal of Drug Targeting

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 223-236

  Erbacher, Patrick ^a   Bettinger, Thierry ^b   Brion, Emmanuel ^c   Coll, Jean Luc ^d   Plank, Christian ^e   Behr, Jean Paul ^c   Remy, Jean Serge ^c  

^a Polyplus Transfection   (France)

^b Bracco Suisse SA   (Switzerland)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE STRASBOURG   (France)

^d INSERM   (France)

^e TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Gene delivery; Non viral vector; PEG; Polyethylenimine; Transfection

Indexed keywords

GENE PRODUCT; LIGAND; LUCIFERASE; MACROGOL; PLASMID DNA; POLYETHYLENEIMINE; POLYMER;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CELL CULTURE; CELL SURVIVAL; CENTRIFUGATION; COMPLEX FORMATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOTOXICITY; FEMALE; GENE TARGETING; GENETIC TRANSFECTION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IN VIVO STUDY; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; NONVIRAL GENE DELIVERY SYSTEM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PURIFICATION; ULTRAFILTRATION;

ANIMALS; CELL SURVIVAL; DNA; FEMALE; HELA CELLS; HUMANS; LIGANDS; LUCIFERASES; LUNG; MICE; MICE, NUDE; PLASMIDS; POLYETHYLENE GLYCOLS; POLYETHYLENEIMINE; TRANSFECTION; ULTRAFILTRATION;

EID: 4344653923     PISSN: 1061186X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10611860410001723487     Document Type: Article

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